Cargo ship explosion investigation starts
Cargo ship explosion investigation starts
An investigation has begun into an explosion on a ship berthed in Bluff last weekend.
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Former Irish prop White to co-coach Stags
Former Irish prop White to co-coach Stags
New Southland Stags coach Nathan White will have a hectic start to his provincial coaching career.
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Grant for pine tree control
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Grant for pine tree control
In what seems a never-ending war against spreading pine trees, a battle is going on in the back-blocks of the region to try to stop the trees swamping the Rock and Pillar Range.
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Green light given for housing development
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Green light given for housing development
A controversial housing development in Bannockburn has been given the green light, with commissioners saying the rule, which many thought limited building in the village, had no legal basis.
More space for oyster fans at this year’s festival
More space for oyster fans at this year’s festival
It will be a full floor when the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival takes place today.
Country music festival offers a week of activities
Country music festival offers a week of activities
Singing in the street and designing and eating "Southland sushi" — the Tussock Country Music Festival has it all.
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Hospital vacancy rate disputed
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Hospital vacancy rate disputed
Health New Zealand disputes the number of vacancies at Southland Hospital put forward by a health lobby group but the group stands by its numbers.
Contact makes little headway on appeal
Contact makes little headway on appeal
More than two months after they were turned down from building a large wind farm at Slopedown, any progress Contact Energy have made in moving the project back on the agenda and getting it built...
Progress made in intervention
Progress made in intervention
St Peter’s College continues to make progress and it may emerge out of statutory intervention later this year.
Progress made in intervention
Progress made in intervention
St Peter’s College continues to make progress and it may emerge out of statutory intervention later this year.
New short-term housing to be built at Wooing Tree
New short-term housing to be built at Wooing Tree
A new developer is taking over a block of the Wooing Tree Estate in Cromwell and will build 47 houses to help fill a gap in the short-term accommodation market.
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Mayor, councillor in stoush over absence
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Mayor, councillor in stoush over absence
An Invercargill city councillor says he was prepared to turn down a night out in New Orleans to tune into a meeting he has been castigated for missing.
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May strawberries thanks to hydroponics
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May strawberries thanks to hydroponics
Strawberries in Central Otago in May. No way.
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Search and rescue software 20+ years in the making
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Search and rescue software 20+ years in the making
Ettrick man Bart Kindt does not get out in the backblocks and bush but his expertise is giving search and rescue operations a real boost.
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Duck-shooting opening weekend a constant
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Duck-shooting opening weekend a constant
Come the first weekend in May and it will be known where Linda and Warren Jamieson will be.
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Fears pines could crowd in on open historic Lonely Graves site
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Fears pines could crowd in on open historic Lonely Graves site
An investigation has been launched into the possibility of pine seedlings having been planted at a historic reserve in Central Otago.
Edendale players mark milestones
Edendale players mark milestones
Milestones have been celebrated and another awaits as the Edendale team shows loyalty runs deep in the side.
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Speed limit woes rile councillor
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Speed limit woes rile councillor
The long arm of the Wellington bureaucracy has reached the back blocks of Northern Southland, leading to a councillor questioning his future and the purpose of local government.
Aussie Ford salesmen carved up pristine Catlins beach
Aussie Ford salesmen carved up pristine Catlins beach
A group of Australian car salesmen had timed vehicle races and did "donuts" on a pristine Catlins beach, believing they were allowed to.
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Plan to extend alcohol ban area during festival
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Plan to extend alcohol ban area during festival
The Central Otago District Council looks set to extend alcohol bans in the region during the blossom festival, as police say the event itself causes them little issue but the drinking around it is...